Hypotodus Jaekel 1895 (sand tiger shark)

Chondrichthyes - Lamniformes - Odontaspididae

Parent taxon: Odontaspidae according to H. Cappetta and G. R. Case 1975

See also Cappetta and Nolf 2005, Case 1978, Ebersole et al. 2019, Herman 1977 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Araloselachus, Brachycarcharias, Cenocarcharias, Eostriatolamia, Glueckmanotodus, Hispidaspis, Jaekelotodus, Johnlonginae, Lamninae, Mennerotodus, Microcarcharias, Odontaspinae, Odontaspis, Orpodon, Palaeohypotodus, Pseudodontaspis, Pueblocarcharias, Scyllium gracilis, Scyllium planidens, Sylvestrilamia, Synodontaspis, Tethylamna

Subtaxa: Hypotodus grandis Hypotodus verticalis

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Germany (1 collection), Ukraine (3), the United Kingdom (11), United States (8: Alabama), Uzbekistan (1)

• Paleocene of United States (2: Maryland, Mississippi)

• Cretaceous of United States (17: Maryland, Montana, Wyoming)

Total: 43 collections including 47 occurrences

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